Marcos Maniacs

Jeff,
 
I had a similar problem with the wipers on another vehicle which was cause
by a lack of lubricant on the shafts to which the wipers attach. If the
wipers haven't been used for quite some time, they may simply need oiling.
 
Regards,
Paul Dransfield
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@...]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:26 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] More Wiper motor/ gearing questions..... Please
help!!!!


Hi All,
I finally got my replacement wiper motor in this weekend, but am not sure
that it is quite right.
It moves fairly slow and almost grinds to a halt on a dry windshield, and
the "high" speed is even worse and can barely move.
It acts OK with the wiper arms off or on a wet windshield, but I still
wonder if it is right.
I used a replacement motor that was sent to me. It looked the same, but the
origin of the motor is unknown. The only real difference I did notice is
that the main gear in the original has 120 degrees stamped on it and the
replacement had 105 degrees. At first I though this was a position marker
for the gears, however the more I think about it, I am lead to believe that
the number indicates the arc that the wipers will follow.
Now, if this is the case, would the 120degree gears have more torque and
cover more of the windshield than the 105?
Or, could it actually be a weaker motor even though that part looked exactly
the same?
I am leaning towards changing the gears because I wouldn't think that they
(Lucas) would radically change a 14W motor for each application.
 
Can anyone add their opinion/ knowledge/ experience?
 
I'd really like some second opinions before I go ripping the whole lot back
out to change the gears.
 
Thanks,
Jeff Caraway
#8052 1984 V6 GT
 
 

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